,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gafa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbj,mr4  
,c>son ( ,indiana 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ru%1
 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,blunt 
,ro*e/]1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4
 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 
,mr4 ,visclosky1 ,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas1
 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1    
,mr4 ,lewis1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 & 
,mr4 ,k5n$y7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se   
,adm9i/ration1 & 9 addition to !        
,committee on ,education & ,labor1 = a  
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution & !    
,am]ican ,folklife ,c5t] at ! ,libr>y ( 
,congress to jo9tly c>ry out !          
,,covid-#ai ,p&emic ,memorial ,quilt    
,project to honor & rememb] ,am]icans :o
 h lo/ _! lives to ! ,,covid-#ai        
,p&emic1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   

title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,,covid-#ai ,memorial ,quilt ,act (     
#bjbj4  #b4 ,,covid-#ai ,p&emic         
,memorial ,quilt ,project  7a7          
,e/abli%m5t & op]ation ,! ,secret>y ( ! 
,smi?sonian ,in/itution & ! ,director ( 
! ,am]ican ,folklife ,c5t] at ! ,libr>y 
( ,congress %all jo9tly c>ry out a      
project to be kn[n z ! ,,covid-#ai      
,p&emic ,memorial ,quilt ,project to    
honor & rememb] ,am]icans :o h lo/ _!   
lives to ! ,,covid-#ai ,p&emic4  7b7    
,scope ( ,project ,"u ! ,project1 !     
,secret>y & ! ,director %all-- 7#a7     
provide = ! design1 creation1 & display 
( a memorial quilt consi/+ ( individual 
panels 9 memory ( ^? :o h lo/ _! lives  
to ! ,,covid-#ai ,p&emic2 &  7#b7 c>ry  
out o!r commemorative programm+ &       
exhibits to honor ! victims ( !         
,,covid-#ai ,p&emic4  7c7 ,specifics (  
memorial quilt  7#a7 ,specifics ,9      
provid+ = ! design1 creation1 & display 
( ! memorial quilt describ$ 9 subsection
 7b77#a71 ! ,secret>y & ,director %all  

provide = ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! design &    
creation ( ! quilt4  7,b7 ,agreem5ts ) !
 ,ar*itect ( ! ,capitol = ! fir/ display
 ( ! quilt to be held on ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,capitol ,gr\nds4  7,c7 ,agreem5ts ) ! 
,national ,p>k ,s]vice = ! second       
display ( ! quilt to be held on !       
,national ,mall4  7,d7 ,agreem5ts )     
museums1 in/itutions ( high] education1 
& o!r appropriate p]sons to display     
portions ( ! quilt1 & to provide su*    
museums1 in/itutions1 & o!r p]sons )    
educational mat]ials relat+ to !        
creation ( ! quilt & ! hi/ory ( !       
,p&emic4  7,e7 ,mak+ in=mation on !     
quilt available on ! (ficial public     
website ( ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution & ! 
,am]ican ,folklife ,c5t] at ! ,libr>y ( 
,congress4  7,f7 ,! provision = !       
appropriate /orage & pres]vation ( !    
quilt4  7#b7 ,assi/ance to arti/s f     
,national ,end[m5t = ! ,arts ,!re are   
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,national ,end[m5t = ! ,arts su* sums z 
may be necess>y = ! ,*airp]son ( !      

,national ,end[m5t = ! ,arts to make    
grants-9-aid to individual arti/s "u    
section #e7;c7 ( ! ,national ,f\ndation 
( ! ,arts & ! ,humanities ,act ( #aife  
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ied7;c77 to assi/ su*   
arti/s ) ! design & prep>ation ( panels 
= ! quilt describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#a74
  7d7 ,plan ( ,congressional ,advisory  
,panel ,! ,secret>y & ! ,director %all  
c>ry out ! ,project 9 accordance ) !    
plan submitt$ by ! ,congressional       
,advisory ,panel on ,honor+ ,victims ( !
 ,,covid-#ai ,p&emic "u section #c4  7e7
 ,ensur+ p>ticipation ( ,native         
,am]icans & resid5ts ( t]ritories ,9    
c>ry+ out ! ,project1 ! ,secret>y & !   
,director %all take /eps to ensure !    
p>ticipation ( ,native ,am]icans1 tribal
 nations1 & resid5ts ( t]ritories &     
possessions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4     
,congressional ,advisory ,panel on      
,honor+ ,victims ( ,,covid-#ai ,p&emic  
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ !      
,congressional ,advisory ,panel on      
,honor+ ,victims ( ! ,,covid-#ai        

,p&emic4  7b7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,advisory ,panel %all be compos$ (-- 
7,a7 #be memb]s appo9t$ by ! *air ( !   
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives 9 consultation ) ! rank+
 m9ority memb] ( ! ,committee & ! *air &
 rank+ m9ority memb] ( ! ,committee on  
,h\se ,adm9i/ration ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 ! ,secret>y ( !
 ,smi?sonian ,in/itution & ! ,director (
 ! ,am]ican ,folklife ,c5t] at ! ,libr>y
 ( ,congress1 :o %all ea* s]ve z an ex  
(ficio memb]4  7#b7 ,qualifications ,!  
memb]s ( ! ,advisory ,panel :o are      
appo9t$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 ( p>agraph  
7#a7 %all include public heal? exp]ts1  
public heal? advocates1 educators1      
rese>*]s1 families & individuals affect$
 by ! ,,covid-#ai ,p&emic1 public heal? 
work]s includ+ physicians & nurses1     
elect$ lead]s ( local gov]nm5ts1        
repres5tatives ( communities t are      
heavily affect$ by ! ,p&emic1 &         
front-l9e p]sonnel4  7#c7 ,deadl9e ,!   

memb]s ( ! ,advisory ,panel %all be     
appo9t$ n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#d7          
,comp5sation ,memb]s ( ! ,advisory      
,panel %all s]ve )\t pay1 b %all receive
 travel exp5ses1 includ+ p] diem 9 lieu 
( subsi/5ce1 9 accordance ) applicable  
provisions "u sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #eg ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#e7    
,vacancy ,a vacancy 9 ! ,advisory ,panel
 %all be fill$ 9 ! same mann] z !       
orig9al appo9tm5t 0 made4  7c7 ,/aff    
7#a7 ,appo9tm5t ,! ,advisory ,panel %all
 appo9t & fix ! pay ( su* p]sonnel z x  
consid]s appropriate4  7#b7             
,nonapplicability ( c]ta9 civil s]vice  
laws ,! /aff ( ! ,advisory ,panel may be
 appo9t$ )\t reg>d to ! provisions (    
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 gov]n+   
appo9tm5ts 9 ! competitive s]vice1 & may
 be paid )\t reg>d to ! provisions (    
*apt] #ea & sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ec (
 t title relat+ to classification &     
,g5]al ,s*$ule pay rates1 except t an   
individual s appo9t$ may n receive pay 9

 excess ( ! annual rate ( basic pay =   
,,gs-#ae ( ! ,g5]al ,s*$ule4  7#c7      
,exp]ts & consultants ,! ,advisory      
,panel may procure tempor>y & int]mitt5t
 s]vices "u section #caji7;b7 ( title   
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,/aff (  
,f$]al ag5cies ,^u reque/ ( ! ,advisory 
,panel1 ! head ( any ,f$]al dep>tm5t or 
ag5cy may detail1 on a reimbursable     
basis1 any ( ! p]sonnel ( t dep>tm5t or 
ag5cy to ! ,advisory ,panel to assi/ x 9
 c>ry+ out its duties "u ?is ,act  7d7  
,plan = c>ry+ out ,project  7#a7 ,plan  
,! ,advisory ,panel %all develop &      
submit to ! ,secret>y ( ! ,smi?sonian   
,in/itution & ! ,director ( ! ,am]ican  
,folklife ,c5t] at ! ,libr>y ( ,congress
 a plan = ! ,secret>y & ,director to    
c>ry out ! ,,covid-#ai ,p&emic ,memorial
 ,quilt ,project "u section #b4  7#b7   
,deadl9e ,! ,advisory ,panel %all submit
 ! plan "u ?is subsection to ! ,secret>y
 & ! ,director n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! 
appo9tm5t ( all ( its memb]s4  7e7      
,adm9i/rative support s]vices ,^u !     

reque/ ( ! ,advisory ,panel1 !          
,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices %all     
provide to ! ,advisory ,panel1 on a     
reimbursable basis1 ! adm9i/rative      
support s]vices necess>y = ! ,advisory  
,panel to c>ry out its responsibilities 
"u ?is ,act4  7f7 ,t]m9ation ,!         
,advisory ,panel %all t]m9ate #f mon?s  
aft] submitt+ ! plan "u ?is section4    
#d4 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,9   
addition to ! sums au?oriz$ to be       
appropriat$ to ! ,national ,end[m5t = ! 
,arts "u section #b7;c77#b71 !re are    
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z   
may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act4